The Peoria Rivermen have announced that the club will open its 2011 training camp on Monday, Sept. 26 at the Owens Center in Peoria. The team has also invited four non-contracted players to their AHL training camp.

Individual game tickets for the 30th season of professional hockey in Peoria are now on sale at the Peoria Civic Center box office. Tickets are also available online through Ticketmaster and and over the phone.

St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong along with Head Coach Davis Payne announced Friday the club has named former Peoria Rivermen David Backes the 20th captain in franchise history.

American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic will be held at historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sunday, January 29 and Monday, January 30, 2012.